The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1887-01-16
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Eo-day SDFrnsnEN noAtena Sow
eral items OF . statistical nature.
Delinquent Taxpayers should remem-
Der that next Monday is the Last day
for raSing their taxes.
An exchange saysA New York mil
~lionNire Of family invested Just Sll in
Christmas presents. and the Sill includ-
ed the price Of u SO hat that he gave
himself.
The nomination Of Mccullough. for
Warden Of the State Prison. by the Re-
publican Caucus last night. insures his
election tomorrow.
New York city has a daily neuspa-
per printed in the Hebrew language and
in Hebre~ characters. and called the
Daily Gazette. There are only two like
il in the world.
Salt Lake Democrnt:-The Oldest
Free Mason died again ia Connecticut.
Now somebody sit on his grave nnh
keep him down, or he will be dying
again.
4 recen census shows that in New
York there ar" 1000 more places for the
sale OF liquor than for the sale q! food.
counting all the bakers, butchers and
SIocers OF every grade.
Senator John p. Jones has brcn o.
fered Sl.G00.O'O for his interest in the
rancho San Vinta Mt San Menico. H..
refused. lie paid $780, 900 for his
ranch. md has already sold $50, goo
worth Of lots OF il.
The Democratic mrmlNers Of the Leg
islatsre in nucuS adopted resolutions
dcnuncintory of the appointment of
Charles w. Irish of Iowa as Surveyor
General Of Nevada and asking the U.
s. Senate to refuse the confirmation OF
tina; Presidential impeachment.
Governor Bartlett ~rs inaugurate.I Mt
Sacramento Saturday With imposing
crrcm1nias. TL, inaugural was de.
layel 10y the negligence Of two County
Clerks in not s~ndi NJ the IL lection re-
turns to the speaker OF the Assembly.
F. L. Muller. the Druggi-t. is one OF
our most EN- rpr.simg lu sincsS MN.
ana having been in the Drug business
for many wears il thoroughly acquainted
with all the details Of the profession.
See his advertisement elsewhere in this
issue.
Silver State During III" last quarter
of 1856, Surveyor General PoSuing
received applications for surveying
twen'y-fnur mining claims for the pur
pose of obtaining patents. This is
the largcs: number OF application in
any quarter year -ince General rown-
ing has been in Office.
The United S;.tes Senate at ! o'clock
Monday took MP tlie Interstate Com
merce hill. Had a petition to Congress
for It's passage been circulated it would
have received thousands OF the names
of those who have been cinched by tue
Determinations Of railroad corporations.
We regret that DR.. Tcrry's recovery Is
not so rapid ms "a predicted. but still
there is an improvement in his coudi-
ton. aud lie has partially rrgained the
use of his limbs, which were slightly
p~arnlyz.d. We trust that he will event
ually recover his health and strength.
Virginia Eutcrprise:-Len Wines.
SerscGut.Rt-Arms Of the State Senate,
visited the Comstnck yesterday after an
absence OF sixteen years. Mr. Wines is
u pioneer Of Nevada, his business in
tsreats combining him TO the Great East.
Lilo county Claims him as one Of her
sturdIrst Republicans aud best citizens.
In the Inditni Legislature the Re
pubIicGns ARE united in their support OF
Harrison. Governor Gray has with
drawn in the interest Of yr. Turpie,
amt the Democrats are not yet united
upon any candidate. Mr.. Holman is
still In hing his candidacy. Mr..
Bcymum las gone to Washington. leay-
ins his interests in charge of his friends.
just as We go to press. says the Vir.
ginia Chronicle, we are informed by
telegraph that the Assembly to-day, in
Committee Of the Whole. defeated Sen.
ator iiurris's resolution urging Congress
to pass the Inter State G .mmerce bill.
Was there ever a more d,plornble illus.
tration OF railroad influence in n weak.
kuecd Legislative boIy7
From our Wells correspondent we
learn that the town was thrown into IL
high state Of excitement yesterday after.
noon about 4 O'Clock by an nlariu of fire,
A five gallon can Of coal oil caught fire
ia Geo. Meis's cellar, but through the
cxcrtions OF Mrs. Meiss and her cook
the FIRE was ~eXtinguished in its inscrip,
irncy ana the town saved from n disns,
trous conl lgrLtiou as there was n very
high winl at the time.
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